SourceTargetCommunity Atlas
Local Government Area · South Australia

Burnside

45,619 residents · 81+ languages recorded at suburb level.

CALD share
29.0%
13,238 people
Growth since last census
+37.8%
vs previous census
In context
1.35× South Australia avg
1.07× national avg
Population
45,619
CALD residents
13,238
Languages spoken
81
Fastest-growing
+191%
Narrative

Why this matters

Burnside is home to 45,619 residents. 29.0% of them speak a language other than English at home. That's 13,238 people whose daily linguistic reality shapes how services, communications and campaigns actually reach them.

This briefing pulls the full ABS Census 2021 picture for Burnside into a single shareable document: the languages spoken at home, the communities growing fastest, and the suburb-level variation that a council-wide average hides.

Languages

The twelve most-spoken

Bars show share of LGA residents · growth since last census

  1. 01
    Mandarin3,886 · 8.5%
    40.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese908 · 2.0%
    13.9%
  3. 03
    Italian894 · 2.0%
    16.7%
  4. 04
    Greek660 · 1.4%
    4.3%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese481 · 1.1%
    68.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi423 · 0.9%
    46.4%
  1. 01
    Persian (excluding Dari)369 · 0.8%
    16.4%
  2. 02
    Korean322 · 0.7%
    18.7%
  3. 03
    Vietnamese295 · 0.6%
    31.7%
  4. 04
    Malayalam284 · 0.6%
    44.9%
  5. 05
    Spanish283 · 0.6%
    34.1%
  6. 06
    Arabic268 · 0.6%
    25.8%
Composition

Everyone at home

ENGLISH · 71%
MAN
OTHER
ENGLISH ONLY 71.0%  ·  OTHER LANGUAGES 29.0%
Mandarin
3,886 · +40.2%
Cantonese
908 · +13.9%
Italian
894 · -16.7%
Greek
660 · -4.3%
Sinhalese
481 · +68.8%
Hindi
423 · +46.4%
Persian (excluding Dari)
369 · +16.4%
Korean
322 · -18.7%
Vietnamese
295 · +31.7%
Malayalam
284 · +44.9%
Spanish
283
Arabic
268
Punjabi
259
Urdu
216
German
204
SIZE = SPEAKERS  ·  TINT = GROWTH SINCE LAST CENSUS
  1. 01
    Mandarin3,886 · 8.5%
    40.2%
  2. 02
    Cantonese908 · 2.0%
    13.9%
  3. 03
    Italian894 · 2.0%
    16.7%
  4. 04
    Greek660 · 1.4%
    4.3%
  5. 05
    Sinhalese481 · 1.1%
    68.8%
  6. 06
    Hindi423 · 0.9%
    46.4%
  7. 07
    Persian (excluding Dari)369 · 0.8%
    16.4%
  8. 08
    Korean322 · 0.7%
    18.7%
  9. 09
    Vietnamese295 · 0.6%
    31.7%
  10. 10
    Malayalam284 · 0.6%
    44.9%
  11. 11
    Spanish283 · 0.6%
    34.1%
  12. 12
    Arabic268 · 0.6%
    25.8%
Momentum

Fastest-growing languages

Top movers since the last census

#1
Language
Punjabi
+191.0%
259 speakers · 0.6% of LGA
#2
Language
Urdu
+116.0%
216 speakers · 0.5% of LGA
#3
Language
Sinhalese
+68.8%
481 speakers · 1.1% of LGA
Use this data

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